Easy Blend Hollandaise Sauce

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Easy Blend Hollandaise Sauce

Ingredients

  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 tbs Lemon Juice
  • 0.50 tsp salt
  • 0.13 tsp Cayenne optional
  • 10 tbs Unsalted Butter

Instructions

  • Melt the butter in a small pot. Do not boil.
  • Add the egg yolks, lemon juice and cayenne into a blender.
  • Blend the mixture on medium – medium high until it lightens in colour, about 20-30 seconds.
  • When yolks have lightened turn blender down to lowest setting.
  • Drizzle the butter slowly, while the blender is going.
  • Continue to blend for another couple of seconds after the butter has been incorporated.
  • Turn off the blender and taste the sauce. It should be buttery, lemony and just lightly salty. Add more lemon or salt if required.
  • If you want a thinner sauce add a little warm water. Pulse briefly to incorporate.

English Muffins

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English Muffins

Ingredients

  • 1.25 cups water Luke warm
  • 4 cups Bread Flour
  • 2.50 tsps Instant Yeast
  • 0.50 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1.50 tsp Salt
  • 2 small egg whites
  • Cornmeal

Instructions

  • In a large bowl pour in lukewarm ( 110F ) water.
  • Add instant yeast, baking soda and 2 cups of bread flour.
  • Mix till smooth.
  • Allow to sit for 5 minutes uncovered.
  • In the meantime, add egg white into a separate bowl and beat with an electric mixer.
  • You want them to become stiff and moist.
  • Once the egg white have formed stiff peaks; add to dough batter.
  • Using a rubber spatula fold in egg whites till incorporated into the batter.
  • Start to add in the rest of the flour, a 1/4 cup at a time.
  • After the first 1/4 cup mix in salt.
  • When the mixture becomes to hard to mix in the bowl.
  • Pour out onto a flat surface.
  • Knead for about 5 to 6 minutes till it becomes smooth and silky.
  • Add a little oil to a clean bowl and place the dough into the bowl.
  • Turn dough over till all sides are very lightly coated.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest till double in bulk, about 1 hour.
  • Afterwards, pour out onto a flat surface.
  • Press to release some of the air from the dough.
  • Using a rolling pin roll out to a 1/2 inch thick.
  • Allow dough to rest for 3 minutes to relax.
  • Using a 3 inch cookie cutter, cut out circles.
  • Place the cut out pieces onto some cornmeal.
  • When you have left over dough just gather together and cut out a few more circles.
  • Sprinkle the tops with more cornmeal.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest for 45 minutes.
  • About 5 minutes before you are ready to cook the english muffins turn on your griddle or fry pan to 350F or medium heat.
  • Spray with a little oil spray and once the griddle is hot.
  • Place the muffins on and fry.
  • If you are using a fry pan you may only be able to fry 3-4 at a time.
  • Fry on one side for about 4 minutes.
  • Then turn over and fry for another 4 minutes.
  • Do this once more to a total of 16 minutes.

Feijoa and apple crumble

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Feijoa and apple crumble

Course Dessert

Ingredients

  • 800 g canned or stewed apples
  • 10-14 feijoas peeled and sliced
  • 2 tbs raw sugar
  • 1 tbs water
  • 1/3 cup wholemeal plain flour
  • 1/3 cup white plain flour
  • 1/3 cup almond meal
  • 2 tbs raw sugar extra
  • 80 g margarine reduced fat

Instructions

  • Sprinkle feijoas evenly with raw sugar and cook in a saucepan with water. Set aside to cool.
  • Combine apples and feijoas in an ovenproof dish.
  • Sift flours into a bowl. Add the raw sugar and almond meal.
  • Rub margarine into flour mixture. Sprinkle crumble and flaked almonds over the apple and feijoa.
  • Bake in a moderate oven, 180°C, for 40 minutes or until golden.

pumpkin soup

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pumpkin soup

Course Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 brown onion coarsely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1.2 kg butternut pumpkin peeled, seeded, coarsely chopped
  • 1 L chicken stock or vegetable stock 4 cups
  • Dollop of natural yoghurt
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 4 slices Turkish bread to serve
  • 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil to drizzle on bread
  • 1 teaspoon dukkah to sprinkle

Instructions

  • Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
  • Cook onion, stirring, for 5 minutes or until golden.
  • Add cumin and cook, stirring for 1 minute or until aromatic.
  • Simmer the soup: Add pumpkin and stir to coat.
  • Add stock.
  • Simmer for 20 minutes or until the pumpkin is soft.
  • Set aside to cool slightly.
  • Use a stick blender to blend until smooth.
  • Ladle soup among serving bowls.
  • Top with a dollop of natural yoghurt.
  • Sprinkle with dukkah.
  • Serve with the bread.

Rocket Pesto

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Rocket Pesto

Course Sauce

Ingredients

  • 75 g rocket leaves
  • 1 garlic clove crushed
  • 25 g pine nuts
  • 125 ml extra virgin olive oil
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 50 g Parmesan cheese
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  • Blitz rocket and Olive oil
  • add galic, pine nuts lemon and salt and blitz again
  • add cheese and blitz.

Satay Sauce

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Satay Sauce

Ingredients

  • 150 g peanut butter
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp honey or brown sugar
  • 1 tsp fresh grated ginger
  • 1 clove garlic crushed
  • 1 tsp Thai fish sauce
  • 1/2 tbsp peanut oil
  • 150 ml coconut milk
  • 1 lime juiced

Instructions

  • Put the above ingredients into a blitzer.
  • Add coconut milk and lime to taste:
  • Blitz together
  • Place mixture into saucepan
  • Cook until thickened

Hollandaise Sauce

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Hollandaise Sauce

Course Sauce

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Unsalted butter
  • 6 Egg Yolks Large
  • 2 tbsps Lemon Juice
  • 2 tbsps Water
  • 0.50 tsp Salt
  • 0.25 tsp Pepper

Instructions

  • Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over moderate heat.
  • Remove pan from heat and let stand for 3 minutes.
  • Skim foam from top of melted butter.
  • In a separate bowl whisk together the yolks, lemon juice, and water in another heavy saucepan until frothy.
  • Set pan over low heat and whisk constantly and vigorously until yolks are pale yellow and slightly thickened about 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Remove pan from heat and gradually whisk in melted butter:
  • drop by drop for first third of butter,
  • then 1 teaspoon at a time for second third
  • and 1 tablespoon at a time for final third, leaving milky solids in bottom of pan.
  • Whisk in salt and white pepper.

Zucchini Fritter

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Zucchini Fritter

Course Snack

Ingredients

  • 1 lb of zucchini coarsely grated, about 3 medium sized
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup sour cream can sub Greek yogurt
  • 1 clove garlic minced, about 1 teaspoon
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 3 green onions minced
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 cup of olive oil grapeseed oil, or canola oil
  • Read more: http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/zucchini_fritters/#ixzz53Fo2CdZy

Instructions

  • Salt and drain zucchini: Salt the grated zucchini with about 1 teaspoon of salt. Place in a sieve or colander over a bowl. Let sit for 10 minutes.
  • Press down with a wooden spoon to push out more of the water. Wrap in paper towels and try to squeeze out more liquid.
  • Make dipping sauce: While the zucchini is releasing its liquid in step one, make the dipping sauce. Whisk together the sour cream, minced garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt into a medium bowl and set aside.
  • Mix zucchini with egg, flour, green onions, herbs, zest, salt, pepper: Whisk egg in a large bowl. Add the grated zucchini, flour, minced green onions, thyme, basil, lemon zest, salt and pepper. Mix to combine well.
  • Fry zucchini fritters: Heat oil in a large skillet (we recommend a 10-inch cast iron skillet) over medium high heat until the oil is shimmery and hot. Test the oil by flicking a little flour into it. If the flour sizzles it’s ready.
  • Cook the fritters in batches. Drop heaping tablespoons of batter into the skillet. Flatten slightly with the back end of a spoon or spatula. Cook, turning once, until browned, 4-6 minutes on each side.
  • Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Sprinkle with salt. Repeat with remaining batter.
  • Serve immediately, with sour cream dipping sauce.
  • Fritters can be reheated by placing on a sheet pan under a broiler for a minute or two.

Thai Green Curry

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Thai Green Curry

Ingredients

  • 10 – 12 leaves kaffir lime purchased fresh or frozen at an Asian store
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 4 spring onions sliced,
  • 3 Tbsp fish sauce availabletall bottles at Asian stores
  • 4 Tbsp. freshly-squeezed lime juice
  • 3 Tbsp. soy sauce
  • 1 tsp. dark soy sauce
  • 2 tsp. brown sugar
  • 3 Tbsp. coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil
  • 1 fresh red chili OR 1/2 to 1 tsp. cayenne pepper (to taste)
  • 1/2 tsp. shrimp paste available by the jar at Asian stores
  • CURRY INGREDIENTS:
  • 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
  • 2 cup shallots OR 1/4red onion finely chopped
  • 2 to 3 Tbsp. sherry OR cooking sherry
  • 1 to 1.5 lbs. boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1 red bell pepper chopped into bite-size pieces
  • 1 green or yellow bell pepper chopped into bite-size pieces
  • 1/2 can good-quality coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil

Peanut Brownies

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Peanut Brownies

Course Snack

Ingredients

  • 125 g butter softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 1/2 cups standard flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 Tbsp cocoa
  • 1 cup roasted unsalted peanuts

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Line two baking trays with baking paper.
  • Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add the egg and beat well.
  • Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa together and add to the creamed mixture.
  • Add the peanuts, roughly chopped if you wish, and mix well.
  • Roll tablespoonfuls of the mixture into balls, place on the prepared trays and press down with a floured fork.
  • Bake for 15 minutes or until firm and coloured on the base.
  • Leave on the trays for 1–2 minutes then place on a wire rack to cool.